Chad Hunt
Deputy U.S. MarshalNorthern District of
Oklahoma(918) 581-7738

U.S. Marshals Arrest Creek County
Homicide Suspect in Tennessee

Adam Clayton Roberts, who is wanted for two counts of First
Degree Murder, Arson and Burglary by the Creek County Sheriff’s Office, was
arrested by U.S. Marshals in Nashville, TN this morning.

Roberts, along with three other individuals, are accused of committing a
home invasion near Bristow, OK on April 7, 2006. During the course of the
burglary, Cassandra Morris was shot and killed. The suspects then allegedly
used a flammable liquid to set the house on fire. After leaving the home,
the suspects are accused of stopping at a nearby residence because they were
concerned about witnesses to the homicide. At that residence, Kenneth Taylor
was shot and killed as his wife watched from a window.

Three of the suspects were apprehended shortly after the crimes, but Roberts
evaded arrest and remained at large. In May, 2009 the U.S. Marshals Northern
Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force was asked to assist in the investigation.
U.S. Marshals investigators developed information which indicated that
Roberts may be living with a relative in Nashville, TN. This information was
forwarded to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Nashville, and Roberts
was arrested without incident by Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force
officers.

Roberts is currently being held at the Davidson County jail awaiting
extradition proceedings to Oklahoma.

Last year nationwide, U.S. Marshals Task Forces arrested more than 27,000
state and local fugitives on felony charges. Additional information about
the U.S. Marshals can be found at http://www.usmarshals.gov.